Soon after Brendon McCullum left team KKR as the coach, in came one of India’s most successful domestic coaches, Chandrakant Pandit. Since the latter took over, the performances for KKR have only dipped. The team finished seventh last year, and a lot of questions were raised.
And now, part of the 2023 KKR team, former South Africa all-rounder David Weise has opened up on what ailed the team, and the messy dressing room situation, that led to a poor season.
Wiese’s Revelation
“There were certain issues going on behind the scenes in the team. Guys weren’t happy with certain things that were going on, and a lot of the times, it was a tough changing room. There was a new coach coming in, and he liked to do things a certain way, and that didn’t sit well with the players,” David Wiese said on a podcast hosted by Sam Keir.
“Guys were frustrated because a lot changed, and the coach brought in things that he thought would bring success. But as an overseas player, they sometimes don’t sit well. He’s known in India as a fairly militant type of coach, a strict disciplinarian. The overseas guys who’ve played all over the world don’t need someone coming in and telling him how to behave and what to wear and what to do. I was chill with it, but there were players more stubborn than me,” he added.
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